Q-Bert, the 1982 classic cabinet arcade featuring the bouncing little creature, was a critically acclaimed game that was played by millions. There can be, however, only one record holder. The record for the classic arcade cabinet was set almost 30 years ago by Canadian Rob Gerhardt and stands at 33, 273, 520. To beat such a monstrous number, it is estimated that a person would have to play for 70 hours on a single quarter…just shy of three consecutive days.

In April of 2011, George Leutz set out to do just exactly that. At the halfway point, he was done. He did not drop over from fatigue or run out of lives. Someone kicked the power cord and killed the game. Epic fail.

However, as discouraging as that would be to most, Leutz is not giving up. On May 18, 2011 at Richie Knucklez Arcade Games, he is going for it again. Stay tuned for the results as this classic gamer keeps retro alive. Read more about it here.

George Leutz Q*bert World Record Attempt and the power plug gets pull

Chasing the Q-Bert record, 5.0 out of 5 based on 2 ratings

Tags: Arcade Games

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